Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-08-27
The Way to Obtain Title for Mines by Patent from the United
 StateS
(Copp's U. 8. Mining Dscisious.D

(Copp's U. s. Mining DscisionsD l. The applicant is required 10 have l . correct survey of his claim under an thorisy of the surveyor general of the state.
 2. Post plat of such suryey in A eop- spicuOus place on the clam, with notice of his intention to apply for patent. sad potioe giving date of posting, name of claimant, name of claim, mining Cistrioa and county. whether the location is on record or not. and if SO, where to be found; number of feet claimed and pre- sumed direction thereof; the number of feet each way from discovery shafs and name or names of other adjoining claimants on same or other contagious claim,
 After posting above notice of plat and notice on the premises, the claimant will He with the register and receiver . copy of such plat and field notes uf survey; also the affidavit of two witnesses, credI- ble that such plat and notice are posted conspicuously on the claim, giving date and place of such posting. 6 copy of ths notise so posted to be attached to and form part of such affidavit,
 ( Attached to field notes must be
 
 has a possessOry to the premises therein described by.virtue of Q compliance of himself or grantors with the mining distrlot, state or territory.
 6 This affidavit should be supported by proper evidence from the mining re- oorders otfice as to his possessory right.
 If c locator, . full, true and correct copy of his location should be furnished. said copy attested by seal oi recorder; if no seal, make oath to the correctness of same; and where the applicant claims with others as loSstor and those others have transferred any or all their inter ests, q copy of original record of loca- ton should be filed and sn abstract of title from recorder
 6. In the event of loss by fire of min ing records. affidavit of such should be made and secondary evidence Of title rs- ceived.
 .. On receipt of these papers, the register will, at the expense of claimant. publish, for sixty days. s notice of ,ucb application in the paper nearest the claim.
 g. Too much care can not be e1er- cissd in the preparation of these no- tices.
 10. The claimant. ct the time of fling papers with register. or during ihs sixty days publication, must file certificate of surveyor general that not less than f5C0 worth of labor has been eIpended.on im- provements made on the claim, and that the plat filed by the claimant is correct and the field notes of survey 90 correct that the premises may be fully Identi- fed. This certificate had better be in- dorsed on plat and field notes.
 II. After sIXty days publication has expired. the claimant will file his sffi- dsYlt that the plat and notice aforesaid remained cOnspicuouslY posted for or during the sixty days's publication Upon filing the foregoing pspers, the register will, if no adverse claim was filed during sixty days publication. per init the claimant to pay for the land. etc.
 F. The register must certify. ID send ing up papers. that the notice. plat snd field notes posted ID bis office for sixty days-from such a time tO such tune. The consecutive series of numbers Of mineral entries must be continued.
 IS. The plat and field notes ot survey must be conspieuously posted ID the land office for sixty days, this plat. field notes. etc, to be furnished by applicant.
 l4- The abstracts of title must come down to and include, if possible. the last date until papers are forwarded or leave the office Ia late ruling.